Recent Articles from Scott Halford
Best of ColoradoBiz: Five secrets of high achievers
Let everyone sweep in front of their own door. Then the whole world will be clean. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe This is a tough love message, so be forewarned. Entitlement and victimhood drive me nuts. It probably rattles me because I work in the world of high achievement, and high achievers run hard and fast […]
Six tips to help you actually keep those New Year’s resolutions
We’re in our first full week of those sometimes spoken, sometimes written down, usually thought about resolutions. Yes, the chances are good, even if you don’t admit it, that you made some sort of “new start” commitment to yourself Jan. 1. Instead of doing a half-way job of it, why not make it stick? Here […]
The class act: strong enough to be gentle
I bet some of the most profound lessons you’ve learned about business and life come from the most seemingly mundane events. One of the most important for me about being a decent human being in all aspects of life came to me all because of an idiotic wrestling match. I come from a large family, […]
The mindful culture: creating passion
I was in a client’s company a few weeks ago and met a young executive who was very switched-on by his work. He couldn’t say enough about how he enjoyed doing it, but I could also tell there was something missing. When I turned the discussion toward his passion for where he worked, the light […]
The secret to becoming a superstar
If you think it’s a hassle to move, then compare that with what it takes to change your behavior. Multiply the effort it takes to change your home address by at least 50 and you will begin to understand what it takes to achieve new, lasting, positive behaviors. It’s not easy to be excellent, and ironically, this […]
Three steps to brilliant ideas
You actually bring into your life whatever you think about. Your brain is very good at attending to whatever you direct it to. It’s kind of like thinking you’re the only person in the world who would actually buy that shiny purple VW bug; then you drive it off the lot, and you suddenly see them […]